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Sam Altman @ Y Combinator

Verdictconfirmed99%
2 checks · 1 src · 4/29/2026

1 → partial; dissent: 1 → confirmed

Our claim

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Role
President
Role Type
career
Start Date
2014
End Date
2019
Is Founder
No
Notes
Succeeded Paul Graham as YC president; expanded YC significantly

Source evidence

1 src · 2 checks
confirmed99%Haiku 4.5 · 4/27/2026

NoteRe-check. Previous verdict: partial. Verdict changed.

partial95%qua650-retro-scan-subject-identity · 4/21/2026

NoteQUA-650 retro-scan: The source is a biography of Sam Altman as a person, not about Y Combinator as an organization. Per QUA-648, a source about a person's role at an organization is a MISMATCH when the claim's subject is the organization itself. The claim requires a source about Y Combinator, not about Sam Altman.

Case № StpdqyhHFLFiled 4/29/2026Confidence 95%
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